Google Continues to Invest in Panhandle Wind Farm

Google Continues to Invest in Panhandle Wind Farm

Google finalized an agreement back in December to invest $75 million in the Panhandle 2 wind farm in Carson County.

AMARILLO -- Google finalized an agreement back in December to invest $75 million in the Panhandle 2 wind farm in Carson County.

The development will be a 182 MegaWatt facility, by wind developer Pattern Energy Group LP, has the capacity to generate enough renewable energy to power 56,000 U.S. homes. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2014.

This is the 15th investment in in renewable energy and second in Texas - last year investing $200 million in the Spinning Spur wind farm.

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